“NO ELECTRICITY, NO VOTE,” SOUTH AFRICANS THREATEN TO SHUN RULING PARTY ANC. (PHOTO)

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 “No electricity, no vote,” South Africans threaten to shun ruling party ANC Residents in Katlehong, a township outside Johannesburg, have resolved to boycott South Africa's upcoming local elections on November 4 due to long-standing failures by authorities to provide basic services like electricity. For over 20 years, around 180 households in the community have relied on illegal electrical connections pulled from neighboring areas to power their homes. Angry over the lack of formal grid infrastructure, residents are directing their frustration at the ruling African National Congress (ANC). "We have made a collective decision: no electricity, no vote," said community leader Lesiba Rankapole, 59. "We know it is illegal, but we had no choice because we cannot live without electricity. Our children cannot progress without electricity." "I was born ANC, but today I do not want anyone to tell me about the ANC because I am suffering," added 57-year-old resid...

MAN BAGS 3 YEARS OVER N2.6M FRAUD.{PHOTOS}.

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     The Uyo Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of one James Maduakolam Amadi over N2,665,000 (Two Million, Six Hundred and Sixty-five Thousand Naira) fraud.
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He was convicted by Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State and sentenced to three years in prison. .
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Amadi's journey to jail began on July 9, 2018 when the zone received a petition dated July 3, 2018 by one Soyabuchi Unaegbu.
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According to the petitioner, the convict claimed he did an online business, which he required money for in order to pay some of his associates. Unfortunately, he fell for the ploy and transferred millions of naira into Amadi's account and the accounts of his partners including one Duruiheme Augustus Ndubuisi.
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Acting on the petition, Amadi was subsequently arrested and arraigned alongside Ndubuisi on October 22, 2018, but they pleaded "not guilty", setting the stage for the commencement of their trial.In the course of trial, the prosecution, through its counsel, Nwandu Ukoha presented two witnesses who tendered various exhibits which were all admitted in evidence. .
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The documents tendered include, the petition dated July 3, 2018, admitted in evidence as exhibit A; Letter of Investigation Activities to Diamond Bank dated July 13, 2018, admitted in evidence as exhibit B; Letter of Investigation Activities to First City Monument Bank, FCMB, dated July 13, 2018, admitted in evidence as C; and Letter of Investigation Activities to Diamond Bank dated July 19, 2018 admitted in evidence as exhibit D.More photos below.
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